Hold'em table

Pocket tens is a solid hand in 3-handed play. A raise to 300 (3x big blind) is standard for this position and hand strength, giving good value while building the pot.

With A3o in the small blind facing a 3x button raise, calling 250 more closes the action cheaply and keeps a hand with an ace in position relative to the raiser; raising risks bloating the pot with a weak offsuit ace.

9-7 offsuit is too weak to defend against a button raise and a caller in a multiway pot.

I have ace-high with a diamond draw and a gutshot; checking out of position keeps the pot small and lets me see a free turn.

I have T-T on a 2-5-J diamond board with one opponent. My pocket tens are a decent hand, but the board offers draw possibilities. Checking allows me to control pot size while gathering information about my opponent's holdings before making further decisions.

I have the nut flush with Ah and 3d on a four-diamond board, so I am betting for value and to build the pot.

I have pocket tens, but the board is heavily coordinated with three diamonds (2d, 5d, Jd, Ad) and my opponent just bet 600 into 1300 on the turn after checking the flop. My Td is part of a flush draw but not the nuts, and I'm likely either drawing thin or beat by a completed flush or top pair. Folding preserves chips against aggressive play.

QJs is a strong suited broadway on the button in a 3-handed game, so I will raise for value and take initiative rather than just call.

T3 suited is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button 3x open with the big blind still behind.

7-6 offsuit is a weak hand, and folding is the correct decision against a 3x raise from the button when facing 200 more chips to call. This hand has poor showdown value and limited potential, making it unprofitable to continue.

Q6 offsuit is too weak to open profitably from the button at this stack depth.

6-Jack offsuit is a weak hand with poor playability. Folding the small blind preserves chips for stronger opportunities, especially with two opponents remaining.

Ace-high with 8 kicker is a strong starting hand in 3-player poker. Raising to 3x the big blind isolates weaker holdings and builds the pot while in position.

J4s is too weak to defend from the small blind against a button raise with the big blind still to act. Folding avoids playing a dominated hand out of position.

Q7 offsuit has sufficient equity to defend the big blind heads-up against a button 3x open, especially with no rake.

I have a marginal top pair on an ace-high board that strongly favors the preflop raiser. Checking keeps their bluffs and worse hands in while avoiding inflating the pot out of position.

I have Ah (ace kicker) on a board with Ac, Qd, 5d. My hand is currently strong against a single opponent, and checking allows me to control pot size while keeping seat_3's checking action in play. Seat_3 checked, suggesting weakness or a drawing hand, so checking back is sound.

I have aces and queens and can take a thin value bet from pocket pairs and weaker bluff-catchers after the flop checked through. A small sizing controls the pot on a board where an ace is possible.

I hold Ah with trip aces on the board (Ac, Ad, Ah). This is a very strong hand. Seat 3 bet 250 on the turn, and calling to see the river is justified given my hand strength and the pot odds.

Our two pair is a marginal showdown hand on this paired board, while hands likely to call a value bet often contain an ace and beat us. Checking preserves showdown value against missed diamond draws and weaker pairs.

I have Ah8s and the board is Qd-Ac-5d-Ad-Ts. I hold three aces (AhAcAd), which is the nuts (best possible hand). Seat_3 checked on the river, so there's no bet to call. Checking is the optimal play to potentially extract value on a future hand while securing this winning hand.

T2o is a very weak offsuit hand, and calling 100 from the button with a poor multiway hand is not profitable. Folding preserves chips for better spots.

KJs is a strong heads-up blind-versus-blind holding and benefits from building the pot and applying pressure preflop.

9-6 offsuit is a weak hand in a heads-up situation against an aggressive raiser. With only 200 chips to call and no strong equity, folding preserves chips for better opportunities.

T5 suited has sufficient playability on the button in a three-handed game, so I open to apply pressure and retain position.

3h2c is the worst possible hand in Texas Hold'em. With a raise to 250 ahead of me, folding is the mathematically correct play even if the raiser were weak; against potential strength, this hand has virtually no equity.

Closing the action with 97o against a button open, getting 2.67:1 pot odds; this is a profitable BB defense despite being out of position.

Middle pair on an ace-high flop; check to control the pot and evaluate the preflop raiser's action.

A small continuation bet applies pressure to the big blind's capped range while retaining strong equity with a diamond flush draw.

I have bottom pair and am getting 4.75:1 to call; the button's small flop bet could be a weak continuation, so I call to realize equity and keep the pot manageable.

I have a marginal middle pair on a coordinated board and the button has shown strength; checking controls the pot and avoids bloating it with a weak made hand.

With only a low diamond flush draw and no made hand, I take the free river after the opponent checks rather than inflate the pot against a likely ace or queen.

Marginal showdown value with a pair of sevens; checking to realize equity and avoid getting raised by better hands.

After the opponent checked twice, a substantial river bet credibly represents an ace or strong queen and can fold out their many weak pairs and missed draws. Our ten-high has little showdown value.